May 2016 Babies

Is membrane stripping painful?

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VRose412 wrote:

My OB said she will check my cervix again next week at my 39 week appointment, and if I'm at least 2cm dilated then she will consider stripping my membranes. I'm a FTM, but I'm going to assume this is somewhat painful considering how uncomfortable just a regular cervix check is. Any experiences anyone cares to share...??

It's uncomfortable for a few seconds nothing too bad. Your doctor will get their finger and separate your bag of water from your cervix. I had it done with my last and went into labor about 30min after my appointment. Had my son 5 hours later.

It's uncomfortable for a few seconds but nothing too bad. Your doctor will get their finger,insert it and separate your bag of water from your cervix. Just breathe and you will be fine. Had it done with my last pregnancy and went into labor 30min after my appointment. I had my son 5 hours later.

I had it done last pregnancy and I kinda giggled when she did it,I don't know why though because it didn't tickle, there was kinda a weird sensation that didn't hurt at all and that was it for me. I was 40 weeks and labor started 6 hours later

With my first, I never heard of it and when the doc suggested it at my 39 week appointment and what it could do, I said sure! It was painful for me. Not just uncomfortable, but painful. Most women seem to be fine and have no issues. I personally will not get it again since all I had was a bit of cramping and baby didn't come until a week later. But that is me. I say try it, even with my experience. You have nothing to lose and it's over quickly.

No it's no painful, just uncomfortable. I just had my second one done yesterday (I had one with my last pregnancy that put my in labor the very next night), so I'm hoping it works this time around too. Trust me when I say that a Pap smear (in my opinion) is more uncomfortable than a membrane sweep, but I guess it honestly just depends on the person and their pain tolerance.

I had mine yesterday and it does hurt. Nothing compared to labour by any means. A lot of women say it doesn't hurt them at all. I think it's totally dependent on how the baby sits and your body. This is my second and it always brings a tear to my eye. Cramping usually starts after and some lucky ladies go into labour after the sweep. Sadly I'm not one if those women. :) Don't worry to much about it. It's only for a few seconds. Good luck!!

I asked for one last pregnancy at 38 weeks. I was only dilated to a 1. It was probably the most painful thing I'd experienced up until that point. I literally came off/up the table. It hurt like h*ll. I lost my mucus plug the next day but nothing happened. I ended up getting induced with that pregnancy.

I had it done twice with my first pregnancy. The first time they did it, it didn't really hurt at all and nothing came of it. The second time, however, I was already in labor and 4cm dilated when they did it in the office and it hurt soooo bad. Labor really picked up after that though!

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